Urinalysis Test
The symptoms for chlamydia are different for men and women. However, it is possible to be infected with chlamydia and not experience any symptoms. According to Web MD, 75 percent of chlamydia infections in women and 25 percent of chlamydia infections in men don’t cause any symptoms.
Common Chlamydia Symptoms
Men usually have a cloudy discharge from the tip of the penis. If you wear dark underwear, you’ll notice a white cloudy stain where your penis touches the underwear, and your penis might stick to your underwear slightly. You might also have a burning sensation or itchiness around the tip of your peni. Chlamydia can also make urinating painful and can cause pain and swelling around your testicles.
Women usually have excessive vaginal discharge with an odor, and might experience a burning or itching sensation in or around the vagina. Chlamydia often causes painful urination in women, and can also cause painful periods and bleeding in between periods. Women who are infected with chlamydia will often find that having sex is also painful.
Typical Chlamydia Treatment Plan
Oral antibiotics such as doxycycline or azithromycin are usually prescribed to treat a simple chlamydia infection. You will need to take the antibiotics as prescribed for abut 10 days, and the infection should clear up within two weeks. Women with a severe chlamydia infection might be hospitalized and provided with intravenous antibiotics and pain medicine.
Tests to Determine if You Have Chlamydia
There are several tests that can detect the presence of the bacteria that causes chlamydia. You can provide a sample of urine that’s analyzed in a laboratory to determine if chlamydia infection is present. With other tests, a health care professional takes a swab of a man’s urethra or a woman’s cervix and sends the swab to the laboratory for analysis.
Anonymous Chlamydia Test
Positive test results for chlamydia must be reported to the state health department along with your name and other personal information. Chlamydia tests are not anonymous unless you take steps to protect your anonymity. If you think you have chlamydia, follow the instructions in our free guide that tell you how to get an anonymous chlamydia test and to get treatment anonymously for chlamydia. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause serious complications, especially for women.
